This course provides an introduction to Greek and Roman ways of understanding and shaping the world. Art, architecture, literature, science, and religion, are used to examine ancient ideas about relationships between man and woman, free person and slave, native and foreigner, civilization and the natural world, mortal and divine. No prerequisites. Fulfills A&H or SSc, and DIV.
Note: CLAS 122A is for regular registration. Registration for CLAS 122 B is restricted to first year students until the first day of Autumn term 2024. The two sections meet jointly and all requirements and activities are the same in both sections.
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Bringman, Department of Classics, bringj@uw.edu.
All materials for this course are not to be posted elsewhere without the written permission of the instructor.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students will demonstrate the ability to:
- recognize, describe and analyze major features of ancient Greek and Roman religious, cultural, and political life across a variety of social, economic, gender, and ethnic categories
- recognize, describe and analyze the operation of ideologies that shaped and constrained the experiences of individuals and groups in ancient Greek and Roman society
- recognize, describe and analyze some important examples of the subsequent impact of ancient Greek and Roman ideologies
Required texts
- Price and Thonemann, Birth of Classical Europe (available from UW Bookstore)
- Euripides, Ion trans. W.S. di Piero with commentary by Peter Burian (available from UW Bookstore, and also as an ebook from UW Libraries.)
- Homer, The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson (W.W. Norton, 2018) (available from UW Bookstore)
- excerpts from ancient Greek and Roman literary texts and a selection of scholarly articles, to be made available on Canvas
Grading
Straightforward reading quizzes designed to help you master the most important issues in our Birth of Classical Europe textbook: 25%
Exam 1: 25%
Exam 2: 25%
Final Exam: 25%
All exams are in person, on paper, and take place in the regular classroom, Denny 303.
Important UW Policies
UW’s Religious Accommodations Policy: “Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW’s policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at Religious Accommodations Policy (https://registrar.washington.edu/staffandfaculty/religious-accommodations-policy/)Links to an external site.. Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using https://registrar.washington.edu/students/religious-accommodations-request/Links to an external site. , the Religious Accommodations Request form.”
UW’s Student Conduct Code: “The University of Washington Student Conduct Code (WAC 478-121) defines prohibited academic and behavioral conduct and describes how the University holds students accountable as they pursue their academic goals. Allegations of misconduct by students may be referred to the appropriate campus office for investigation and resolution. More information can be found online at https://www.washington.edu/studentconduct/Links to an external site.”
UW Disability Resources and Access and Accommodations:
Your experience in this class is important to me. If you have already established accommodations with Disability Resources for Students (DRS), please communicate your approved accommodations to me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course.
If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations (conditions include but not limited to; mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), you are welcome to contact DRS at 206-543-8924 or uwdrs@uw.edu or disability.uw.edu. Links to an external site.DRS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and/or temporary health conditions. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you, your instructor(s) and DRS. It is the policy and practice of the UW to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law.
Academic Integrity: University of Washington students are expected to practice high standards of academic and professional honesty and integrity. Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to: cheating/unauthorized collaboration (working collaboratively on assignments, sharing answers); and plagiarism (representing others’ work as your own without proper citation).
Because this class is designed to help you develop your skills of critical analysis and communication, and because I am interested in reading what you personally think about the materials we are working with, as a general rule, use of Chat gpt or other Artificial Intelligence tools is not permitted unless an assignment specifically says that using Chat gpt has been authorized by me for that specific assignment. Misconduct may result in no credit for an assignment or exam; failing the course; and being reported to the University. See more here: https://www.washington.edu/cssc/for-students/academic-misconduct/Links to an external site.
Grading Scale
Grading Scale:
|
Percentage Earned |
Grade-Point Equivalent |
Percentage Earned |
Grade-Point Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
|
100-95 |
4.0 |
74 |
2.1 |
|
94 |
3.9 |
73 |
2.0 |
|
93 |
3.8 |
72 |
1.9 |
|
92 |
3.7 |
71 |
1.8 |
|
91 |
3.6 |
70 |
1.7 |
|
90-89 |
3.5 |
69 |
1.6 |
|
88-87 |
3.4 |
68 |
1.5 |
|
86 |
3.3 |
67 |
1.4 |
|
85 |
3.2 |
66 |
1.3 |
|
84 |
3.1 |
65 |
1.2 |
|
83 |
3.0 |
64 |
1.1 |
|
82 |
2.9 |
63 |
1.0 |
|
81 |
2.8 |
62 |
0.9 |
|
80 |
2.7 |
61 |
0.8 |
|
79 |
2.6 |
60 |
0.7 |
|
78 |
2.5 |
59 and x < 59 |
0.0 |
|
77 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
76 |
2.3 |
|
|
|
75 |
2.2 |
|
|
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